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ADDRESS 


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Bishop  of  North  Carolina 


TO  THE 


Convention  of  the  Diocese 

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ADDRESS  OF  THE  BISHOP. 


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Brethren  of  the  Clergy  and  Laity: 

This  new  and  beautiful  structure,  in  which  we  are  assem- 
bled in  the  Ninety-fourth  Annual  Convention  of  the  Diocese, 
is  an  indication  of  the  new  life  and  growth  of  this  parish, 
and  I  trust,  in  the  Diocese  at  large.  The  old  St.  Paul's  has 
some  very  sacred  memories  for  me.  In  it  I  was  ordained 
to  the  Priesthood  May  30,  1880;  and  in  it  sixteen  years  ago 
I  first  presided  in  this  Diocesan  Convention  as  your  Bishop. 
I  therefore  fully  understand  the  feelings  which  the  older 
members  of  this  congregation  must  experience  in  seeing  the 
old  building  and  site  give  place  to  the  new.  But  it  is  the 
natural  and  necessary  order ;  and  it  is  the  method  and  the 
means  whereby  God  accomplishes  His  good  purposes  for  us 
and  for  the  world.  And  as  these  outer  and  lesser  things 
change  and  pass  away  may  ]ae  all  too  experience  the  inner 
change  by  which  our  immortal  spirit  is  brought  more  and 
more  into  conformity  with  His  divine  nature  and  image ! 

And  among  the  sad  but  blessed  changes  to  which  the 
Church  of  God  is  subjected,  is  the  removal  from  this  visible 
communion  of  those  whom  the  Church  esteems  her  most 
necessary  and  indispensable  workers.  Two  of  our  brethren 
of  the  Clergy  have  been  taken  from  us  during  the  past  year, 
both  of  whom  stood  in  peculiarly  close  personal  relations 
with  me. 

Of  the  Eev.  Dr.  Murdoch  I  do  not  know  how  to  speak  ade- 
quately ;  and  however  restrained  I  might  be  in  my  language 
concerning  him,  were  I  to  say  all  I  think,  I  should  fear  to  be 
counted  extravagant.  He  was  a  man  of  extraordinary  intel- 
lectual force,  and  of  rare  discrimination  of  judgment  and 
lucidity  of  thought.  His  capacious  and  vigorous  mind 
seemed  not  to  feel  the  burden  or  difficulty  of  the  most  intri- 
cate and  stubborn  problems ;  and  his  ability  to  set  forth  in 
clear  exposition  his  own  views  was  a  constant  surprise  even 
to  those  who  knew  him  best.  This  clearness  of  view  and 
precision  of  statement  made  him  a  wonderfully  attractive 
and  successful  teacher,  as  many  of  our  brethren  of  the  Clerav 
can  testify.  And  yet  all  which  has  been  said  does  not  touch 
the  best  and  the  greatest  of  that  which  he  was.  He  was  a 
little  child  in  humilitv  and  reverence  and  submission  to  the 


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teaching  and  to  the  discipline  of  his  Heavenly  Father  and 
to  his  Saviour  and  Lord.  It  was  a  privilege  to  sit  and  learn 
of  him;  in  his  public  preaching  and  exhortation ;  it  was  al 
greater  privilege  now  and  again  in  the  revelations  of  personal 
intercourse  and  of  private  discourse  to  catch  brief  glimpses 
of  the  gentle  and  trustful  soul,  and  of  the  tender  and  loving 
heart,  which  too  often  was  unsuspected  by  those  who  came 
in  contact  only  with  his  masterful  will  and  intellect  in  the 
routine  of  daily  conventional  and  practical  life.  His  heart 
was  fixed  on  God,  and  the  Church  of  God  commanded  the 
full  loyalty  of  his  life  service.  Many  of  us  feel  that  we  shall 
never  find  another  who  can  supply  his  place  to  us. 

The  Rev.  Frederick  A.  Felter  was  the  first  person  whom  it 
was  my  privilege  to  ordain  to  the  Holy  Ministry,  and,  though 
ten  or  twelve  years  my  senior  loved  to  call  himself  my  Eldest 
son.  He  was  a  man  full  of  love  and  goodness,  of  childlike 
faith  and  piety,  1r»d  a  heart  responsive  to  the  demand  of 
every  kindly  relationship  of  domestic  and  social  life.  He 
was  an  excellent  classical  scholar,  better  than  was  commonly 
understood,  for  he  had  no  desire  or  ambition  in  preaching 
except  to  set  forth  the  simple  story  of  God's  love,  and  to 
exhort  all  men  to  love  one  another,  and  to  adorn  the  doctrine 
of  God  our  Saviour  by  holy  and  unselfish  lives.  He  loved 
his  people  and  was  beloved  by  them.  He  did  not  long  delay 
in  following  the  younger  brother  of  his  love. 

I  can  not  refrain  from  saying  a  word,  however  brief  and 
inadequate,  in  regard  to  the  Rev.  Francis  W.  Hilliard,  who 
has  been  transferred  to  the  Diocese  of  Tennessee.  Mr.  Hil- 
liard, though  for  many  years  absent  from  the  Diocese,  was 
one  of  our  oldest  Clergy  in  point  of  early  association  and 
service.  He  was  always  most  faithful,  earnest  and  self-sacri- 
ficing in  his  works,  and  devoted  to  the  Diocese  and  to  itsi 
people.  It  is  with  very  great  regret  that  I  miss  his  face  from 
this  our  annual  meeting.  Domestic  circumstances  made  it 
more  to  his  comfort  to  remove  to  a  distant  Diocese.  We  fol- 
low him  with  our  prayers  and  with  our  affectionate  regrets. 

My  first  services  since  those  covered  by  my  last  address 
Were  in  connection  with  the  Ninety-third  Annual  Convention 
of  the  Diocese  which  met  in  Christ  Church,  Raleigh,  Wed- 
nesday, May  12th. 

At  this  opening  service  I  administered  the  Holy  Commu- 
nion ;  in  the  afternoon  presided  in  the  business  meeting  of 


the   Convention,   and  conducted   the   evening-  service   in  the 
same  church,  assisted  by  a  number  of  the  clergy. 

May  13.  In  the  same  church  officiated  at  the  morning  and  evening  serv- 
ices, and  presided  during  the  business  sessions. 

14.  7.30  a.  m.  Administered  the  Holy  Communion,  officiated  at 
the  morning  and  evening  services,  and  presided  in  the  busi- 
ness   sessions. 

16.  The  Fifth  Sunday  after  Easter:  Consecrated  St.  Gabriel's 
Church,  Selma;  administered  the  Holy  Communion.  This 
Church  was  built  largely  through  the  offerings  of  the  Wo- 
man's Auxiliary  of  the  Diocese  at  its  Silver  Jubilee,  held 
in  Tarboro,  May  1907. 

20.  Raleigh,   Christ  Church.     Officiated   at   a   funeral. 

23.  The  Sunday  after  Ascension  Day,  Raleigh.     St.  Mary's  Chapel : 
Officiated    at    the    "Commencement    Sunday"    service    at    11 
a.  m. 
4  p.  m.     Officiated  at  the  "Commencement  Sunday"  service  of 

St.  Augustin's  School  in  the  Chapel. 
8  p.  m.     In  the  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd:   Officiated  with 
the  rector ;    and  after  the  service  held  a  Conference  of   the 
Clergy  and  Laity  on  lay  work. 

25.  10  a.  m.     Assisted  by  the  Rev.  A.  B.  Hunter  and  others  of  the 

Clergy  and  Laity  formally  opened  the  new  "St.  Agnes  Hos- 
pital"  Building  at  St.  Augustin's   School,  and  made  an  ad- 
dress. 
12  m.     Presided  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  St. 
Augustin's  School. 

26.  10   a.   m.     Presided   at  the   annual   Commencement   of   St.  Au- 

gustin's   School. 
3   p.   m.     Presided   at  the   annual   meeting  of   the   Trustees   of 
St.  Mary's  School. 

27.  10.30  a.   m.     At    the    annual    Commencement    of    St.    Mary's 

School    presided    at    the    exercises    in    the    Auditorium,    and 
conducted   the   closing   service   in   the   Chapel,    and   made   an 
address.    , 
30.  Whitsunday,    Special   visitations.      1 1     a.     m.,     Kittrell :      St. 
James's   Church ;    confirmed  four  persons,   preached,   and   ad- 
ministered   the    Holy    Communion. 
8  p.  m.,  Littleton:    Preached,  confirmed  three  persons. 
June     6.  Trinity  Sunday,   Henderson:     Church   of  the  Holy  Innocents: 
the  parish  being  without  a   rector,   I  conducted  the  Church 
services  morning  and  evening,   administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion,   preached    twice,    and    had    a    conference    with    the 
Vestry. 


9.  Sanford,    St.    Thomas's     Church :      Made     special     visitation; 
preached,   and   confirmed   one   person. 
10.  Gulf,  St.  Mark's  Church:      Visitation ;  preached,  and  confirmed 
eight  persons. 

12.  In  Salishury,   examined  two  candidates  for  Priest's  Orders. 

13.  The  First  Sunday  after  Trinity,  Salisbury,  St.  Luke's  Church. 

9.30.     After  Morning  Prayer,  confirmed  one  person. 
10.30   a.   m.     Made  an   address  to  the  Men's  Bible  Class. 
11   a.  m.     Ordained  two  Deacons  to  the  Priesthood;    adminis- 
tered the  Holy  Communion. 

16.  Henderson.     In  the  Church  of  the  Holy   Innocents,  I  married 

a    couple. 

17.  Raleigh.      Examined    two     colored     candidates     for     Deacon's 

Orders. 
20.  The    Second    Sunday    after    Trinity,    Raleigh,    St.    Augustin's 

Chapel :      Ordained  two  young  colored  men  to  the  Diaconate, 

preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
23.  St.   Luke's   Church,   Salisbury:     Assisted  by   a  number   of   the 

clergy  I  officiated  at  the  funeral  of  the  late  Dr.  Francis  J. 

Murdoch. 

26.  Examined  a  candidate  for  Deacon's  Orders. 

27.  The    Third    Sunday    after    Trinity,    Scotland    Neck,     Trinity 

Church:  Acting  for,  and  at  the  request  of  the  Rt.  Rev. 
Dr.  Funsten,  Bishop  of  Idaho,  I  ordained  a  young  man, 
whose  family  formerly  belonged  to  this  parish,  a  Deacon. 
I  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
30.  Raleigh,  St.  Ambrose  Church:  Officiated  and  made  an  ad- 
dress at  the  service  celebrating  the  fourteenth  anniversary 
of  the  rector  of  the  parish. 
July  15.  Orange  County,  St.  Mary's  Church,  visitation:  Confirmed  one 
person,    preached,    and    administered    the    Holy   Communion. 

17.  Had   conference  with  the  vestry  of   St.   Luke's  Church,   Salis- 

bury. 

18.  The  Sixth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  Salisbury,  St.  Luke's  Church: 
10.30  a.  m.,  made  an  address  to  the  Men's  Bible  Class. 

11  a.  m.,  conducted  the  services  for  the  day,  preached,  and 
administered  the  Holy  Communion.  8.15  p.  m.,  said  Even- 
ing Prayer,   preached,  and  confirmed  two  persons. 

19.  Reidsville,    St.    Thomas's    Church,    visitation:    Had   conference 

with  vestry,   preached. 

20.  Leaksville,    Church   of   the   Epiphany,   visitation:    Preached. 

21.  Spray.     Visited  St.   Luke's  Mission  Chapel;    preached. 

22.  I  officiated  at  the  funeral  of  the  late  Col.  John  M.  Galloway, 

of  Madison,  at  the  family  graveyard  in  Rockingham  County. 


25.  The  Seventeenth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  St.  James's  Day. 

11    a.    m.     Cleveland,    Chri.st    Church,    visitation:     Preached, 

confirmed   two   persons,   administered   the   Holy   Communion. 
4  p.  m.     Woodleaf,  St.  George's  Church,  visitation:  Preached, 

confirmed  three  persons. 
8  p.  m.    Cooleemee,  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,   visitation: 

Preached,  confirmed  eight  persons,  one  being  a   sick   person, 

confirmed   in   private. 

27.  Iredell    County,    St.    James's     Church,    visitation:      Confirmed 

six    persons,    preached,     and     administered     the     Holy    Com- 
munion. 

28.  Rowan    County,    St.    Jude's   Chapel,    visitation:    Baptized   two 

infants,    preached,    and    administered   the   Holy   Communion. 
8  p.  m.    Salisbury,  Chestnut  Hill,  St.  Paul's  Church,  visitation: 
Preached. 

29.  In  Burlington,  the  Rector  being  absent,  I  baptized  an  infant 

in  private,  the  circumstances  seeming  to  justify  it. 
Aug.     1.   The    Eighth    Sunday    after    Trinity,    Raleigh,    Church    of    the 
Good  Shepherd,  the  Rector  being  absent,  I  officiated  morning 
and   evening,   at  the  former  service  preaching  and  adminis- 
tering  the   Holy   Communion. 
6.  Feast   of   the   Transfiguration,   Charlotte,   Church   of  the   Holy 
Comforter :      Attended  the  meeting  of  the  Mecklenburg  Dis- 
trict of  the  Convocation  of  Charlotte;    at  the  opening  serv- 
ice confirmed  four  persons,  and  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. 
6  p.  m.    Assisted  by  a  number  of  Clergy  of  East  Carolina  and 
of  North   Carolina,   and  by  the  Bishop  of  East  Carolina,   I 
laid   the   corner   stone   of  the   "Bishop   Atkinson   Memorial" 
Church    of   the    Holy   Comforter,    in   Dilworth,    a    suburb   of 
Charlotte,   and  made   an  address. 
8.  Raleigh,   Christ  Church :     Officiated  at  a  funeral. 

10.  Raleigh,  attended  a  meeting  of  the  Trustees  of  St.  Mary's 
School. 

13.  Raleigh,  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd:  Farewell  service  for 
two  missionaries  from  this  parish  sent  out  by  the  Board  of 
Missions  to  China.  I  was  assisted  in  the  service  by  the 
Rector;  the  sermon  was  preached  by  the  Bishop  Coadjutor 
of   Southern   Virginia. 

15.  The    Tenth    Sunday   after    Trinity,    8    a.    m.,    Raleigh,    Church 
of  the  Good  Shepherd :    Administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
6.15  p.  m.    Hillsboro,  St.  Matthew's  Church:    The  Rector  being 
absent,  I  said  Evening  Prayer,  and  baptized  an  infant. 

19.  Charlotte,  10  a.  m. :    Confirmed  a.  sick  woman  in  private. 
8.30  p.  m.    Bristow,  St.  Mark's  Church,   visitation:     Preached. 

20.  In  same  church :     Preached  morning  and  evening. 
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22.  The  Eleventh  Sunday  after  Trinity,  11  a.  m.  In  the  same 
church :  Confirmed  four  persons,  preached,  and  administered 
the  Holy  Communion. 
8.30  p.  m.  Charlotte,  Chapel  of  Hope,  visitation:  Preached 
and  confirmed  ten  persons,  one  being  a  sick  woman,  in  pri- 
vate, after  the  service. 

25.  Wilson,  St.  Timothy's  Church,  vacant:     Said  Evening  Prayer, 

and   preached;    had  conference   with   vestry. 

26.  Annual  Meeting  of  Colored  Convocation,  in  St.  Mark's  Church, 

Wilson. 
10.30    a.    m.     Opening    service:    Administered    the    Holy    Com- 
munion ;  presided  in  the  business  meetings  through  the  day, 
and  officiated  at  Evening  Prayer. 

27.  Officiated  at   Morning  Prayer,   presided   in   the  business   meet- 

ings, and  made  an  address  to  the  Woman's  Auxiliary. 
29.  The   Twelfth   Sunday   after   Trinity,   Olive    Branch,    St.   Timo- 
thy's   Church,    visitation:     Preached    and    administered    the 
Holy   Communion. 

8  p.  m.    Ansonville,  All  Soul's  Church,  visitation:    Said  Even- 
ing Prayer,  and  preached. 
Sept.    5.  The    Thirteenth   Sunday   after    Trinity,    Louisburg,    St.    Paul's 
Church,    visitation:      11     a.     m.     Confirmed     four     persons, 
preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

6  p.  m.    Confirmed  in  private  a  sick  man  and  his  wife. 

8  p.  m.    preached. 

4     p.     m.      St.     Matthias'     Church,     for     Negroes,     visitation: 
Preached,  and  confirmed  two  persons. 

26.  The   Sixteenth   Sunday  after   Trinity,   Raleigh,   Church   of   the 

Good  Shepherd :     Preached. 

27.  Officiated  at  a  funeral  at  Goshen,  Granville  County. 

Oct.      3.  The    Seventeenth    Sunday    after    Trinity,    Cuningham    Chapel, 
Person  County,  visitation:    Preached. 
8   p.   m.    Milton,    Christ   Church,   visitation:    Preached. 
5.  Mount  Airy,  Trinity  Church,  visitation:    Said  Evening  Prayer 

and  preached. 
6.  Germanton,    St.    Philip's    Church,    visitation:     Said    Evening 
Prayer,   and  preached. 

7.  Winston,   St.   Paul's  Church,   visitation:    Preached,   confirmed, 

and  addressed  twelve  persons. 

8.  Greensboro:    Visitation   of   Colored   Mission    in   a   public   hall, 

preached,  and  confirmed  and  addressed  six  persons. 

9.  Greensboro,  St.  Mary's  Chapel,  visitation:    Confirmed  one  per- 

son, and  made  an  address. 
10.  The   Eighteenth    Sunday   after    Trinity,    Greensboro,    St.    Bar- 
nabas's  Church,  visitation:  Confirmed  six  persons,  preached, 
and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 


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4  p.  m.    St.  Cuthbert's  Chapel,  visitation:    Preached. 

7.30  p.  m.    High  Point,  St.  Mary's  Church,  visitation:  Preached 

and   confirmed   one    person. 
12.  Trinity,   Randolph  County:     Had  opening  service  at  the  High 

School,   and  made  an  address. 
7.30   p.  m.    Lexington,  Grace  Church,   visitation:    Preached. 

15.  The  Sixteenth  Anniversary  of  my  Consecration:    I  consecrated 

Ascension  Chapel,  Davie  County ;  administered  the  Holy 
Communion. 

16.  Madison,  St.  John's  Church,  visitation:    Confirmed  one  person; 

examined  a  candidate  for  Deacon's  Orders. 

17.  The   Nineteenth   Sunday   after   Trinity.     11     a.     m.     Mayodan, 

Church  of  the  Messiah :  Ordained  a  Deacon,  preached,  and 
administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

3.30  p.  m.  Knowlhurst  Chapel,  Stokes  County,  visitation :  Con- 
firmed three  persons ;   preached. 

7.30  p.  m.  Walnut  Cove,  Christ  Church,  visitation:  Preached, 
confirmed   four   persons. 

18.  St.    Luke's    Day,    Stoneville,     Emmanuel    Church,    visitation: 

Preached. 

19.  Mayodan,    Church   of   the   Messiah:     Meeting   of   the   Convoca- 

cation  of  Charlotte ;    confirmed  and  addressed  four  persons. 

20.  In  same  church:      Confirmed  three  persons;   after  service  con- 

firmed a  sick  person  in  private. 

21.  Salisbury,    St.    Luke's    Church:     Baptized    an    infant.      In    the 

same  church,  in  the  evening,   I  married  a  couple. 
24.   The    Twentieth    Sunday    after    Trinity.     11    a.    m.,    Ridgeway, 
Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd,  visitation:  Confirmed  two  per- 
sons, preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

8  p.  m.,  Middleburg,  Church  of  the  Heavenly  Rest,  visitation: 
Preached. 

7.30  p.  m.,  Oxford,  St.  Cyprian's  Chapel  for  colored  people, 
visitation:.    Confirmed   two   persons,    and   made   an   address. 

27.  Oxford,    St.    Stephen's    Church:    Meeting    of    the    Convocation 

of    Raleigh. 
7.30   a.    m.     Administered   the   Holy   Communion;    presided   at 
the   business   meetings    during   the    day,    and    conducted    the 
public  service  in  the  evening;  made  an  address. 

28.  7.30  a.  m.    In  the  same  church:   Administered  the  Holy  Com- 

munion and  officiated  at  the  closing  service  of  the  Convoca- 
tion. 
8   p.    m.     In   the   same  church,   visitation:    Confirmed   and   ad- 
dressed  fourteen  persons. 

29.  Stovall,   St.   Peter's  Church,  visitation:    Preached,  and  admin- 

istered the  Holy  Communion. 


31.  The  Twenty-first  Sunday  after  Trinity,   11   a.  m.    Goshen,   St. 
Paul's   Church,    visitation:     Officiated   at    the    service   and 
preached. 
3.30  p.  m.    Satterwhite,  St.  Simeon's  Chapel,  for  colored  peo- 
ple, visitation:    Preached  and  confirmed  one  person. 
Nov.     4.  Raleigh :    In  the  Chapel  of  the  State  Agricultural  and  Mechani- 
cal  College,    I    said   a   prayer   at   the   opening   session,   and 
gave    the    blessing    at    the    close    of    the    National    Farmers' 
Congress. 
7.  The  Twenty-second  Sunday  after  Trinity,  Wadesboro,  Calvary- 
Church,  visitation:    Officiated  morning  and  evening;   admin- 
istered the  Holy  Communion  in  the  morning  and  preached 
at  both  services;   confirmed  a  sick  person  in  private. 
9.  10   and    11.    Attended   the   Missionary   Council   of   the   Fourth 
(Sewanee)    Department,  in  St.  John's  Church,  Montgomery, 
Alabama,  and  took  part  in  its  several  services  and  confer- 
ences. 

14.  The   Twenty-third   Sunday   after   Trinity.     11    a.    m.     Concord, 

All    Saints'    Church,    visitation:      Confirmed    two    persons, 
preached  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
7.30  p.  m.   Charlotte,  St.  Martin's  Chapel,  visitation:   Preached. 

15.  Charlotte,  St.  Peter's  Church:      Confirmed  three  persons. 

20.  Williamsboro,    St.    John's    Church,    visitation:     Preached    and 

administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

21.  The  Sunday   Next  Before  Advent,   Warrenton,   visitation:     11 

a,   m.     Emmanuel   Church.     Confirmed   three   persons,   made 
an  address,  preached,  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
7:30  p.  m.     All  Saints'  Chapel  for  colored  people:      Preached, 
and  confirmed  two  persons. 
23.  Gaston,   St.  Luke's   Church,  visitation:     The  Priest  in   charge 
being   unable    to   be    present,    I    baptized    and    confirmed    an 
adult,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
7:30   p.    m.     Roanoke   Rapids,   All    Saints'    Chapel,    visitation: 
Preached,  and  confirmed  two  persons. 
26.  Weldon,    Grace    Church,    visitation:     Preached,    confirmed    one 

person. 
28.  The  First  Sunday  in  Advent,  Scotland  Neck,  Trinity  Church. 
11  a.  m.     I  instituted  the  rector  of  the  parish. 
7:30  p.  m.     In  the  same  church  officiated  at  Evening  Prayer. 
30.  Tarboro,    Calvary    Church,    special   visitation:     Confirmed    fif- 
teen persons,  and  made  an  address. 
Dec.      1.  In  the  same  church  officiated  at  a  marriage. 

7.  Hamlet:      In    the    Presbyterian    Church    preached,     and    con- 

firmed two  persons. 

8.  Rockingham,  Church  of  the  Messiah,  visitation:     Preached. 


12.  The   Third  Sunday  in  Advent,   visitation:     11   a.   m.     In   the 

Factory    chapel    at    Laurel    Hill    factory,    I    said    Morning 
Prayer,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
3:30  p.  m.     Laurinburg,  St.  David's  Church,  visitation:     Said 
Evening  Prayer,  and  preached. 

13.  Gulf,    St.    Mark's   Church,    visitation:     Said    Evening    Prayer; 

afterwards  confirmed  in  private  two  persons  who  had  been 
prevented  by  a  violent  storm  from   reaching  the  church  in 
time  for  the  service. 
17.  Raleigh,  Christ  Church:      Officiated  at  a  funeral. 
19.  The  Fourth  Sunday  in  Advent,  visitations:     11  a.  m.     Chapel 
Hill,    Chapel    of    the    Cross:      Preached,    confirmed    and    ad- 
dressed five  persons,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
8   p.   m.     Greensboro,   St.    Barnabas's   Church :      Preached,   and 
confirmed  ten  persons. 
1910. 
Jan.      1.  Charlotte,    St.    Peter's    Church:      Officiated    at    the    funeral    of 
the  late  Judge  Wm.  P.  Bynum,  Sr. 
2.   The   Second   Sunday   after   Christmas.     In    the    same    church : 

Preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
6.  The    Epiphany,    Raleigh,    Christ    Church:      Made    an    address, 
and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
12th,   13th  and   14th.     Attended  the  Convention  of  the  "Layman's 
Missionary  Movement"  in  Greensboro,  and  gave  the  blessing 
at  the  close  of  its  most  interesting  and  helpful  labors. 
16.  The  Second^  Sunday  after   the  Epiphany,   Greensboro,   St.  An- 
drew's Church,  visitation:     Confirmed  six  persons,  preached, 
and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
3:30   p.  m.     In   St.   Cuthbert's   Chapel,   Proximity,    visitation: 

Preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  eight  persons. 
8  p.  m.     In  the  Chapel  of  the  State  Normal  College,  I  preached. 
19.  Reidsville,    St.   Thomas's   Church:      I  officiated  at   the  funeral 
of  the  late  Rev.  Frederick  A.  Fetter. 

24.  Raleigh,   Church   of   the   Good   Shepherd:     I   officiated   at  the 

opening  service  of  the  Diocesan  Layman's  Conference. 

25.  The  Conversion  of  St.  Paul.     10  a.   m.     In  the  same  church: 

Administered  the  Holy  Communion  at  the  beginning  of  the 
day's  session  of  the  Conference. 
8    p.    m.     In    Christ    Church:      Conducted    the    service    at    the 
closing  of  the  Conference. 

26.  Hillsboro,  St.  Matthew's  Church:      Officiated  at  a  marriage. 

27.  Scotland   Neck,   Trinity  Church:      Officiated   at  the  funeral  of 

the  late  Richard  H.  Smith,  Senior  Warden  of  the  parish. 
Feb.      6.  Quinquagesima   Sunday,    Durham,    visitations:     11    a.    m.     St. 
Philip's  Church:      Confirmed  sixteen   persons,  preached,   and 
administered  the  Holy  Communion. 


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4  p.  m.  St.  Titus'  Mission,  for  Colored  people:  In  a  public 
hall,  preached,  confirmed  and  addressed  two  persons. 

7:30  p.  m.  St.  Joseph's  Church:  Preached,  confirmed  and 
addressed  four  persons. 

7.  Hillsboro,  St.  Matthew's  Church:      Officiated  at  a  funeral. 

8.  Raleigh,    Church    of    the    Good    Shepherd:      Officiated    at    the 

funeral  of  the  late  Judge  James  E.  Shepherd. 

12.  Duke,  St.  Stephen's  Church,  visitation:     Preached. 

13.  The   First   Sunday   in   Lent,    in   the    same    church:      Officiated 

morning  and  night,  preached  twice,  administered  the  Holy 
Communion,  confirmed  seven  persons,  and  made  an  address; 
also  visited  and  made  addresses  in  the  Sunday  School. 

20.   The  Second  Sunday  in  Lent,  visitations :     10:30  a.  m.     South- 
ern Pines,  Emmanuel  Church:      Preached,  and  administered 
the   Holy   Communion. 
3 :  30  p.  m.     Pinehurst  Chapel :      Preached,  and  confirmed  one 
person. 

22.  Charlotte:      Attended    special   meeting   of   the    Board   of   Man- 
agers of  the  Thompson  Orphanage  and  Industrial  Institution. 

24.  St.   Mattheic's   Day,   Raleigh,   Church   of   the   Good   Shepherd: 
Administered  the  Holy  Communion. 

27.  The    Third   Sunday   in   Lent,    Pittsboro,    visitation:     St.    Bar- 

tholomew's     Church:       Service     morning      and      afternoon; 
preached,   administered  the  Holy  Communion,  confirmed  six 
persons. 
7:30  p.  m.     St.  James's  Chapel  for  Colored  people:      Preached, 
confirmed   four   persons. 

28.  Burlington,  St.  Athanasius'  Church,  visitation:     Preached. 
Mar.     1.  In   the   same   church:      Confirmed   five   persons,    preached,    and 

administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
6.  The  Fourth  Sunday  in  Lent,  visitations:     11   a.  m.     Halifax, 
St.    Mark's   Church:      Confirmed    one    person,    preached,    and 
administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
8    p.    m.     Scotland    Neck,    Trinity    Church:      Preached,    con- 
firmed and  addressed  four  persons. 

8.  Lawrence,   Grace  Memorial   Chapel,   visitation:     Said   Evening 

Prayer,  and  preached. 

9.  Tarboro,    St.    Luke's    Church    for    Colored    people,    visitation: 
7:45  p.  m.     Preached,  and  confirmed  six  persons. 

4:30  p.  m.     Calvary  Chapel:      Preached. 

10.  9  a.  m.     Visited  St.  Luke's  Parish  School  for  Colored  children, 

and  made  an  address. 
4:30  p.  m.     Calvary  Chapel:      Preached. 

11.  7:30  p.  m.     In  the  same  chapel:      Preached. 

12.  Confirmed  two  sick  men  in  private. 

4:30  p.  in.     In  the  same  chapel:      Preached. 


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13.  The    Fifth    Sunday    in    Lent,    visitations:     Tarboro,    Calvary 

Church:     Officiated    and    preached    morning    and    evening; 
administered    the    Holy    Communion,    and    confirmed    thirty 
persons. 
4  p.  m.     Speed,  St.  Mary's  Church:      Preached,  and  confirmed 
three  persons. 

14.  Littleton,  St.  Alban's  Church,  visitation :     Preached. 

15.  In    the    same    church,    7:30    p.    m. :      Preached,    and    confirmed 

two  persons. 
3:30  p.  m.     Littleton,   St.  Anna's  Church,  for  Colored  people, 
visitation:     Preached,  and  confirmed  three  persons. 
20.  Palm   Sunday,   visitations:     11    a.    m.     Henderson,    Church    of 
the  Holy  Innocents:   Confirmed  twenty-one  persons,  preached, 
and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
8  p.  m.     Raleigh,  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd :      I  confirmed 
and  addressed  twenty-eight  persons. 
23.  Raleigh,   St.  Ambrose'   Church,   for  Colored   people,   visitation: 

Preached,  and  confirmed  and  addressed  eleven  persons. 
27.  Easter  Day.  Raleigh,  visitations:     St.  Mary's  Chapel:      7:50 
a.  m.     Administered  the  Holy  Communion.      11   a.  m.     Con- 
firmed four  pupils  of  the  School,  and  preached. 
7:30  p.  m.     St.  Augustin's  Chapel:      Preached,  and  confirmed 
eleven  pupils  of  the  School. 
31.  Wilson,  St.  Timothy's  Church,  visitation:     Preached,  and  con- 
firmed nine  persons. 
April    1.  Wilson,    St.    Mark's    Church,    for    Colored    people,    visitation: 
Confirmed  four  persons,  and  made  an  address. 

3.  The  First  Sunday  after  Easter,   visitation:     11    a.   m.     Rocky 

Mount,  Church  of  the  Good  Shepherd :  Confirmed  and  ad- 
dressed sixteen  persons,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy 
Communion. 

4:30  p.  m.  In  a  public  hall  preached  to  a  Colored  congrega- 
tion, and  confirmed  six  persons. 

8  p.  m.  Battleboro,  St.  John's  Church :  Preached,  and  con- 
firmed one  person. 

4.  Enfield,  Church  of  the  Advent,  visitation:     Preached,  and  eon- 

firmed  two  persons. 

5.  Ringwood,  St.  Clement's  Church,  visitation :     Preached. 

fi.  Wilson,  St.  Timothy's  Church:      Officiated  at  a  marriage. 

10.  The   Second   Sunday   after   Easter,    Raleigh,    11    a.    m.,    Christ 

Church,     visitation:     Confirmed    and    addressed    twenty-two 
persons,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
4  p.  m.     St.  Augustin's  Chapel :      Made  an  address. 

11.  Jackson,   Church  of  the   Saviour,   visitation :     Preached. 


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17.  The  Third  Sunday  after  Easter,  Charlotte,  visitations :   11  a.  m. 

St.    Peter's    Church:      Confirmed    thirty    persons,    addressed 

them,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Communion. 
4  p.   m.     Church  of   St.   Michael   and  All  Angels:      Confirmed 

eight  persons,  and  preached. 
8  p.  m.     Church  of  the  Holy  Comforter  ( Dilworth )  :    Preached, 

and  confirmed  three  persons. 

18.  Mayodan,  Church  of  the  Messiah,  special  visitation:    Preached, 

and  confirmed  twenty-nine  persons. 

20.  Statesville,     Trinity    Church,     visitation:     Officiated    morning 

and  evening,  preached,  and  confirmed  two  persons. 

21.  Charlotte,     Chapel     of     Hope,     special    visitation:      Confirmed 

twelve  persons,  and  preached. 

22.  Charlotte,  St.  Peter's  Church:      Confirmed  one  person. 

26.  Attended  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Managers  of  the 
Thompson  Orphanage  and  Training  Institution.  In  the 
Chapel  of  St.  Mary  the  Virgin,  confirmed  eleven  pupils  of  the 
Institution,  preached,  and  administered  the  Holy  Com- 
munion. 

During  the  year  I  have  officiated  upon  several  occasions  outside  the 
Diocese. 

July  4th,  upon  the  invitation  of  the  Rhode  Island  Society  of  the 
Cincinnati,  I  preached  a  sermon  before  the  Society  at  its  annual  meeting 
in  Trinity  Church,  Newport.  That  day  being  the  Fourth  Sunday  after 
Trinity,  I  also  assisted  the  rector  in  his  service,  preached,  and  admin- 
istered the  Holy  Communion. 

July  11th,  the  Fifth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  I  preached  in  All  Faith 
Church,  St.  Mary's  County,  Maryland,  Diocese  of  Washington. 

September  12th,  the  Fourteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  in  the  Chapel 
of  Rest,  Caldwell  County,  in  the  District  of  Asheville,  I  preached;  and 
on  the  Sunday  following,  being  in  the  town  of  Lenoir,  in  the  same 
county,  and  finding  the  parish  vacant,  I  said  the  service  and  preached 
in  St.  James's  Church. 

April  27th,  I  preached  in  St.  Paul's  Church,  Edenton. 

The  total  of  services  for  the  year  is  as  follows:  Services,  202;  ser- 
mons, 121;  addresses,  29;  Holy  Communion,  52;  confirmations,  517; 
baptisms,  6;  marriages,  5;  funerals,  11.  I  have  consecrated  two 
churches,  and  ordained  two  Priests  and  four  Deacons. 

May  16,  1909,  being  the  Fifth  Sunday  after  Easter,  I  consecrated 
"St.  Gabriel's  Church,  Selma" ;  the  erection  of  which  was  made  possible 
by  the  gift  of  over  one  thousand  dollars  from  the  Diocesan  Branch  of  the 
Woman's  Auxiliary,  being  the  Thank  Offering  collected  by  the  good 
women  of  the  Auxiliary  at  the  "Silver  Jubilee"  of  our  Diocesan  Branch, 
held  in  Calvary  Church,  Tarboro,  May  17,  1907.  The  Petition  for  Con- 
secration was  read  by  the  Rev.  Samuel  M.  Hanff,  the  faithful  Priest  in 
charge  of  the  Missions,  by  whose  untiring  and  zealous  labors  the  work 


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of  the  mission  is  carried  on ;  the  Sentence  of  Consecration  was  read  by 
Archdeacon  Hughes,  and  the  sermon  was  preached  by  the  Rev.  Dr. 
Pittenger,  who  was  instrumental  in  arousing  the  first  interest  of  the 
people  in  this  community  in  the  services  of  our  branch  of  the  Church. 

October  15,  1009,  being  the  sixteenth  anniversary  of  my  Consecra- 
tion, I  had  the  pleasure  of  consecrating  the  Chapel  of  the  Ascension, 
near  Fork  Church  village,  Davie  County,  built  by  the  faithful  labors  of 
the  Misses  Hairston  of  that  county.  The  Petition  for  Consecration  was 
read  by  the  Rev.  Thomas  L.  Trott,  Priest  in  charge,  and  the  Sentence 
of  Consecration  by  Archdeacon  Osborne.  The  sermon  was  preached  by 
the  Rev.  Henry  Teller  Cocke.  The  Rev.  Simeon  J.  M.  Brown  also 
assisted  in  the  service. 

June  13,  1909,  being  the  First  Sunday  after  Trinity,  in  St.  Luke's 
Church,  Salisbury,  I  ordained  to  the  Priesthood,  Locke  Winfield  Black- 
welder  and  Francis  Wellington  Ross  Arthurs,  Deacons,  the  candidates 
being  presented  by  the  Rev.  Francis  J.  Murdoch,  D.D.,  and  the  sermon 
being  preached  by  the  Rev.  Robert  Bruce  Owens.  The  Rev.  Walter  J. 
Smith  and  the  two  Presbyters  above  named  united  with  me  in  the 
Imposition  of  Hands. 

June  20,  1909,  being  the  Second  Sunday  after  Trinity,  in  the  Chapel  of 
St.  Augustin's  School,  Raleigh,  I  ordained  to  the  Diaconate  two  young 
colored  men,  graduates  of  St.  Augustin's  School,  and  of  the  Bishop 
Payne  Divinity  School,  Petersburg — James  King  Satterwhite  and  Robert 
Josiah  Johnson.  The  candidates  were  presented  by  x\rchdeacon  Delaney, 
and  the  sermon  was  preached  by  me. 

June  27,  1909,  being  the  Third  Sunday  after  Trinity,  in  Trinity 
Church,  Scotland  Neck,  acting  for  the  Bishop  of  Idaho,  and  upon  his 
written  request  and  authorization,  I  ordained  as  Deacon,  Zachary  Tay- 
lor Vincent.  The  candidate  was  presented  by  Archdeacon  Hughes,  and 
I  preached  the  sermon.  The  Rev.  Geo.  W.  Lay  also  assisted  in  the 
service. 

October  17th,  being  the  Nineteenth  Sunday  after  Trinity,  in  the 
Church  of  the  Messiah,  Mayodan,  I  ordained  to  the  Diaconate,  Cyprian 
Porter  Willcox.  The  candidate  was  presented  by  the  Rev.  Alfred  R. 
Berkeley,  and  I  preached  the  sermon.  Archdeacon  Osborne  and  the 
Rev.  Walter  J.  Smith  also  assisted  in  the  services. 

We  have  had  added  to  our  Clergy  list  during  the  year,  by 
letters  dimissory  from  other  Dioceses  six ;  by  ordination 
three,  as  follows : 

Rev.  William  H.  H.  Ball,  Priest,  from  Oklahoma,  May  21,  1909. 

Rev.  Clement  Crenelle  Bradley,  Priest,  from  Western  Michigan, 
August  3,   1909. 

Rev.  Isaac  Wayne  Hughes,  Priest,  from  East  Carolina,  October  1,  1909. 

Rev.  Samuel  Chalmers  Thompson,  Priest,  from  Albany,  November  1, 
1909. 


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Rev.  George  Meredith  Tolson,  Priest,  from  Virginia,  November  1,  1909. 
Rev.  Evan  Alexander  Edwards,  Priest,  from  Maryland,  December  11, 
1909. 

Rev.  James  King  Satterwhite,  Deacon,  ordained  June  20,  1909. 
Rev.  Robert  Josiah  Johnson,  Deacon,  ordained  June  20,  1909. 
Rev.  Cyprian  Porter  Willcox,  Deacon,  ordained  October  17,  1909, 

We  have  lost  by  death  and  by  transfer  to  other  Dioceses  the 
f  ollowing : 

Rev.  Francis  Johnston  Murdoch,  D.D.,  died  June  21,  1909. 

Rev.  Frederick  Augustus  Fetter,  died  January  18,  1910. 

Rev.  Francis  W.  Hilliard,  transferred  to  Tennessee,  July  1,  1909. 

Rev.  Locke  W.  Blackwelder,  transferred  to  Florida,  August  2,  1909. 

Rev.  Francis  W.  R.  Arthurs,  transferred  to  New  York,  September  20, 
1909. 

Rev.  Wilborn  L.  Mellichampe,  transferred  to  Georgia,  November  24, 
1909. 

Rev.  John  H.  Crosby,  transferred  to  East  Carolina,  February  1,  1910. 

Rev.  Homer  L.  Hoover,  transferred  to  Nebraska,  February  4,  1910. 

Rev.  Sanders  R.  Guignard,  transferred  to  South  Carolina,-  March  1, 
1910. 

Rev.  Samuel  C.  Thompson,  transferred  to  Southern  Florida,  April  28, 
1910. 

We  have  therefore  suffered  a  loss  of  one  in  the  total  num- 
ber of  our  Clergy,  having  now  one  Bishop,  forty-eight 
Priests,  and  eight  Deacons,  a  total  of  fifty-seven.  The 
candidates  for  Holy  Orders  are,  George  C.  Pollard  and 
Arthur  Myron  Cochran ;  the  postulants  are,  Foster  !N".  Cox, 
Henry  A.  Willey,  Walter  L.  Loftin,  Lewis  N".  Taylor,  Israel 
Harding  Hughes,  and  Wm.  Hoke  Ramsaur. 

The  following  changes  have  occured  in  the  fields  of  labor 
of  the  Clergy  since  the  date  of  my  last  address. 

The  Rev.  Thaddens  A.  Cheatham  has  resigned  the  parish 
of  St.  Timothy's  Church,  Wilson,  and  last  November  became 
Restor  of  St.  Luke's  Church,  Salisbury,  made  vacant  by  the 
lamented  death  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Murdoch. 

The  Rev.  Evan  A.  Edwards,  received  from  the  Diocese  of 
Maryland,  succeeds  Mr.  Cheatham  in  St.  Timothy's  Church, 
Wilson. 

The  Rev.  Thos.  L.  Trott,  upon  the  urgent  desire  of  Arch- 
deacon Hughes,  and  with  the  approval  of  the  Bishop,  has 
taken  charge  of  St.  Peter's  Church,  Stovall,  vacant  by  the 
removal  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hilliard,  and  has  given  up  the 
churches  at  Milton  and  Cunimjham. 


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St.  Paul's,  Goshen,  which  had  also  been  served  by  the  Rev. 
Mr.  Hilliard,  has  been  assigned  to  the  charge  of  the  Rev 
Fred.  II.  T.  Horsfield. 

The  Rev.  Geo.  M.  Tolson,  received  from/  Virginia,  has 
taken  charge  of  the  church  at  Leaksville  and  at  Spray,  left 
vacant  by  the  removal  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Hoover. 

The  Rev.  Wm.  H.  H.  Ball  has  continued  in  charge  of  the 
churches  at  Wadesboro  and  Ansonville. 

The  Rev.  Clemantly  G.  Bradley  has  become  Rector  of 
Trinity  Church,  Scotland  Neck,  having  charge  also  of  St. 
Mark's,  Halifax. 

The  Rev.  Hardy  H.  Phelps,  returning  to  his  former  Dio- 
cese, is  officiating  in  Grace  Church,  Weldon,  and  the  Church 
of  the  Advent,  Enfield,  having  charge  also  of  Ringwood  and 
Roanoke  Rapids — but  has  not  been  transferred  to  me  by 
the  Bishop  of  West  Virginia. 

The  Rev.  Isaac  W.  Hughes,  received  from  East  Carolina, 
is  most  acceptably  filling  the  vacancy  caused  by  the  resig- 
nation of  the  former  beloved  Rector  of  the  Church  of  the 
Holy  Innocents,  Henderson. 

The  Rev.  Saml.  C.  Thompson,  received  from  Albany, 
ministered  for  some  months  in  Southern  Pines  and  also  at 
Laurinburg,  but  has  taken  letters  dimissory  to  Southern 
Florida. 

The  Rev.  Cyprian  P.  Willcox,  since  his  ordination,  has 
been  continuing  with  the  Rev.  Alji&e-iM^Berkeley  in  the  im- 
portant field  where  he  had,  for  some  years  prior  to  his  ordi- 
nation, been  rendering  most  valuable  assistance. 

The  Rev.  James  K.  Satterwhite  I  put  in  charge  of  our 
colored  Mission  in  Winston,  and  he  has  also  begun  a  most 
promising  work  among  the  colored  people  of  Greensboro. 

The  Rev.  Robt.  J.  Johnson  is  doing  good  work  in  our 
colored  Mission  at  Durham,  and  hopes  to  establish  also  a 
mission  among  the  colored  people  of  Henderson. 

The  Rev.  R.  Percy  Eubanks  has  resigned  St.  Mark's, 
Mecklenburg  County,  and  other  work  in  the  Convocation  of 
Charlotte,  and  has  become  assistant  in  the  parish  of  Christ 
Church,  Raleigh,  having  special  charge  of  St.  Saviour's 
Chapel  and  other  important  mission  work. 

The  Rev.  Wilborn  L.  Mellichampe,  though  transferred  to 
the  Diocese  of  George,  has  not  yet  removed  his  family  from 
this  Diocese,   and  with  my  consent,   continues  his  monthly 


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service  at  Pittsboro ;  and  gives  also  occasional  services  at 
Elkin  and  at  Germanton. 

The  important  work  left  vacant  at  St.  Andrew's,  Greens- 
boro, by  the  removal  of  the  Rev.  M.  Guignard ;  the  missions 
in  Salisbury  and  in  Rowan  County,  formerly  cared  for  by 
the  Rev.  Mr.  Blackwelder,  under  the  direction  of  Dr.  Mur- 
doch ;  and  the  work  of  the  Rev.  Fredk.  A.  Fetter  at  Monroe 
and  in  Union  County ;  still  remain  uncared  for.  I  have 
found  it  impossible  so  far  to  make  any  arrangement  to  sup- 
ply adequate  service  in  these  and  in  some  other  parts  of  the 
Diocese.  On  the  whole,  however,  our  parishes  and  missions 
are  well  supplied,  and  the  Clergy  are  doing  faithful  and 
effective  work. 

I  have  received  a  communication  from  the  executors  of 
the  late  Hon.  Wm.  P.  Bynum,  Sr.,  informing  me  that  their 
testator  had  left  to  the  Diocese  of  North  Carolina  the  sum 
of  four  hundred  dollars  for  disabled  and  needy  Clergymen 
of  the  Diocese,  and  two  thousand  dollars  to  be  used  in  the 
missionary  work  of  the  Diocese,  "including  the  visitation  of 
county  homes  and  jails."  These  legacies  will  be  paid  over 
in  the  due  course  of  the  settlement  of  the  estate,  and  I  re- 
spectfully suggest  that  the  convention  should  advise  the  Trus- 
tees of  the  Diocese  as  to  the  distribution  and  application  of 
the  funds  when  received. 

DIOCESAN    MISSIONS. 

The  proper  work  of  the  church  is  its  missionary  work,  the 
extension  of  the  Kingdom  of  God  among  men.  The  reports 
of  our  Clergy  and  of  our  several  missionary  organizations 
are  before  the  Convention,  and  will  afford  some  information 
as  to  what  is  being  done  in  and  by  this  Diocese.  That  which 
comes  first  into  view,  as  lying  nearest  to  us,  is  the  work  of  our 
own  parishes  and  missions.  You  are  to  remember,  however, 
that  this  year  our  parochial  reports  cover  only  eleven 
months— from  April  30,  1909,  to  March  31,  1910.  This 
may  cause  some  apparent  falling  off  in  results  as  compared 
with  former  years — I  do  not  know  that  it  will,  but  this 
possibility  must  be  borne  in  mind,  and  its  explanation.  As 
a  matter  of  fact  the  work  of  the  Diocese  was  never  more 
vigorous,  effective  and  hopeful  than  at  this  time.  The  num- 
ber confirmed  is  considerable  larger  than  I  have  ever  reported 
before,  and  very  greatly  above  the  average.  Our  number 
of  Clergymen  remains  about  the  same,  but  there  is  a  very 


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distinct  increase  in  the  average  activity  and  efficiency  of  the 
Clergy ;  and  I  can  not  lie  mistaken  in  thinking  that  there 
is  a  gradual  but  very  distinct  advance  in  the  general  effi- 
ciency of  the  lay  sympathy  and  cooperation  which  the  Clergy 
receive  in  their  work.  Our  Diocesan  missionary  work  is 
carried  on  under  the  immediate  direction  of  our  three  Con- 
vocations: The  Convocation  of  Raleigh,  the  Convocation  of 
Charlotte,  and  the  Colored  Convocation,  with  their  Arch- 
deacons. Reports  from  these  three  Archdeacons  will  this 
evening  be  laid  before  you.  Within  the  last  year  or  two 
there  has  been  a  distinct  advance  in  the  interest  our  laymen 
have  taken  in  the  wTork  of  these  Convocations,  and  judged 
by  the  financial  test  of  the  funds  raised  in  the  Convocations, 
as  compared  with  the  funds  formerly  raised  and  disbursed 
under  the  direction  of  the  old  Executive  Missionary  Com- 
mittee of  the  Convention,  our  present  system  has  thoroughly 
justified  itself. 

Our  stronger  parishes  lie  naturally  in  our  larger  cities 
and  towns.  That  which  has  especially  characterized  the 
development  of  this  State  during  the  quarter  of  a  century 
last  past,  has  been  the  wonderful  growth  of  our  towns  by 
the  gathering  in  of  the  poorer  people  of  the  country  to  work 
in  the  factories  established  in  and  near  these  cities  and] 
towns,  and,  in  many  cases,  the  building  up  of  entirely  new 
towns  around  large  factories  established  in  the  country. 
Naturally,  therefore,  the  most  important  work  of  the  Church 
has  come  to  be  its  efforts  for  the  benefit  of  these  new  com- 
munities of  working  people.  We  have  in  the  Diocese  four- 
teen churches  and  chapels  erected  in  these  communities,  and 
five  of  our  best  and  ablest  Clergymen  give  themselves  speci- 
ally to  this  work,  besides  what  is  done  by  the  rectors  of  many 
of  our  parishes.  In  eight  of  these  churches  I  have  during, 
the  past  year  confirmed  ninety-five  persons — not  much  less 
than  one-fifth  of  the  whole  number  confirmed  during  the 
year,  and  ten  of  them  reported  last  year  over  three  hundred 
communicants.  There  is  no  field  of  work  more  fruitful,  or 
more  attractive  to  the  man  Who  loves  to  do  good  to  his  fel-1 
lows,  and  to  be  a  real  help  to  men  in  their  lives.  Of  all  tho 
Clergy  of  this  Diocese  I  specially  love  and  honor  those  who 
so  nobly  and  unselfishly  give  themselves  to  this  work,  refus- 
ing calls  to  parishes  where  they  might  greatly  advance  their 
personal  advantages,  and  enjoy  the  comfort  and  ease  which 
their  harder   and  poorer  fields  can  not   afford  them.      And 


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the  same  should  be  said  of  others  of  our  younger  Clergy. 
The  young  man  of  ability  who  foregoes  personal  interest  in 
devotion  to  the  work  laid  upon  him,  is  not  only  accomplish- 
ing the  good  work  he  sees  before  him,  but  he  is  strengthening 
the  hold  of  the  Church  of  Christ  upon  the  hearts  and  minds 
of  men. 

"the  men's  missionary  movement." 

The  most  striking  feature  in  the  religious  history  of  the 
State  of  North  Carolina  during  the  past  year  has  been  the 
movement  to  enlist  Christian  men  generally  of  all  religious 
bodies  in  the  evangelizing  of  the  world.  The  most  notable 
event  in  this  connection  was  the  wonderful  meeting  at  Greens- 
boro January  12-14.  I  shall  not  undertake  to  describe  its 
proceedings.  I  am  happy  to  know  that  many  of  you  were 
there  and  saw  and  heard  for  yourselves.  It  was  indeed  a 
wonderful  occasion,  and  illustrated  and  emphasized  the 
blessed  possibilities  of  the  "Men's  Missionary  Movement." 
No  body  of  Christians  in  this  State  was  better  represented 
than  our  own,  whether  on  the  platform  or  in  the  audience, 
in  proportion  to  our  numbers.  I  am  fully  persuaded  that 
the  Church  in  this  Diocese  has  received  much  benefit  from 
this  movement  already,  and  may  receive  much  more.  It  is 
a  distinct  gain  to  have  a  common  ground  of  sympathy  and 
cooperation  with  other  Christian  people  about  us,  such  as 
the  movement  offers.  Our  missionary  collections  in  some 
quarters  have  shown  the  effects  of  the  interest  aroused  at 
Greensboro* — I  am  afraid,  however,  that  we  are  in  danger 
of  forgetting  the  good  resolves  we  then  made  and  registered. 
Let  me  remind  those  who  were  at  the  Greensboro  meeting, 
and  who  in  the  sectional  meeting  in  St.  Barnabas's  Church 
Friday  endeavored  to  voice  the  spirit  of  North  Carolina 
Churchmen,  that  we  then  pledged  our  people,  so  far  as  we 
could  do  so,  to  double  their  offering  to  our  Foreign  Mission- 
ary work  during  this  current  year.  I  trust  that  no  one  who 
assented  to  that  action  at  the  time  will  suffer  his  own  con- 
gregation to  fail  of  redeeming  this  pledge — and  in  endeavor- 
ing to  bring  our  whole  Diocese  up  to  that  standard. 

But  the  financial  work  of  this  movement  is  not  its  best 
possibility.  Difficult  and  almost  hopeless  as  the  prospect 
for  Christian  unity  at  times  seems  to  be,  I  am  firmly  per- 
suaded that  it  is  our  duty  to  pray  for  it,  and  to  Work  for  it, 
and  to  desire  it;  and  I  believe  that  this  movement  will  be 
instrumental  in  some  degree  towards  effecting  it  in  the  end, 


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that  it  is  a,  step  in  the  right  direction.  And  I  do  not  say 
this  because  it  has  brought  us  here  in  North  Carolina  to  see 
men  on  one  platform,  who  had  not  before  been  thus  visibly 
at  one.  That  kind  of  union  has  an  element  of  menace.'  to 
ultimate  and  real  unity,  by  its  seeming  to  be  what  it  is  not. 
What  we  saw  at  Greensboro  in  the  work  of  that  Convention 
was  a  distinct  recognition  of  disunion — though  it  was  a  dis- 
union which  is  beginning  to  feel  dissatisfied  with  itself. 
Unity  must  be  a  growth,  it  must  be  the  effect  of  a  vital  pro- 
cess in  the  whole  body  of  Christian  people.  And  perhaps 
our  divisions,  and  our  inherited  and  crystalizcd  forms  and 
habits  of  thought  and  feeling,  disable  us  from  seeing  what 
are  the  essential  principles  ami  the  practical  methods  by 
which  Christians  in  the  future  shall  grow  into  the  oneness 
for  which  our  common  Lord  prayed.  But  if  all  Christians 
in  Christian  lands  can  be  aroused  to  a  full  sense  of  their  duty 
to  evangelize  the  world,  and  if  we  give  our  Foreign  Missions 
the  full  measure  of  spiritual,  moral  and  material  support 
which  they  need  for  their  work,  then,  in  those  new  fields  of 
endeavor  and  of  achievement,  the  Christian  forces  at  work 
for  the  conversion  of  the  world  shall  draw  together  by  the' 
vital  power  of  love,  and  by  the  guidance  of  the  spirit  of  life 
shall  discover  for  us  the  principles  and  the  methoels  of  unity. 
And  in  the  meantime  our  common  interest  in  the  work  of 
our  missionaries  shall  insensibly  draw  us  nearer  together  in 
love  and  sympatlry,  and  prepare  us  to  learn  of  them  how 
we  may  really  come  together  in  one.  And  so,  wisely  anel 
faithfully  preserving  our  heritage  of  truth,  we  must  be  ready 
to  cooperate  in  all  earnest  efforts  to  extend  the  power  of  the 
Gospel,  knowing  that  in  thus  doing  we  are  saving  ourselves 
as  well  as  those  for  whom  we  labor. 

DIOCESAN    LAYMEN'S    CONFERENCE. 

So  many  matters  demand  attention  at  this  time  that  a 
very  brief  mention  must  suffice  for  the  interesting  and  help- 
ful meeting  of  our  Laymen's  Conference  in  Raleigh  Jan- 
uary 21th  and  25th.  It  had  no  immediate  relation  to  the 
preceding  meeting  in  Greensboro,  but  was  called  in  pur- 
suance of  a  resolution  of  our  last  Diocesan  Convention.  The 
attendance  was  most  gratifying,  both  in  numbers  and  in 
character.  Interesting  addresses  were  made;  and  it  was  re- 
solved to  hold  an  adjourned  meeting  in  connection  with  the 
"Conference"  in  St.  Mary's  School  buildings  June  20th  to 
25th.     I  trust  that  our  Clergy  and  laity  will  appreciate  the 


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efforts  thus  made  for  the  development  and  strengthening  of 
the  Church  life  of  our  Diocese,  and  that  we  may  have  a 
large  attendance  in  response  to  the  most  hospitable  invitation 
of  the  Rector  and  Trustees  of  St.  Mary's  School. 

THE  GENERAL  CONVENTION  OF  1910. 

There  are  a  number  of  proposed  amendments  to  the  Con- 
stitution of  the  General  Convention  submitted  to  us  at  this 
meeting  that  we  may  express  our  opinion  upon  them,  should 
we  desire  to  do  so.  There  is  the  proposed  "Preamble"  to 
the  Constitution,  the  amendment  in  regard  to  the  office  of 
Presiding  Bishop,  and  the  amendment  allowing  Suffragan 
Bishops.  I  do  not  think  it  necessary  that  I  should  enter 
upon  any  discussion  of  them.  I  will,  however,  say  that  the 
proposed  "Preamble"  does  not  seem  to  have  grown  in  favor 
during  the  three  years  since  1907,  and  there  are  manifest 
inconveniences  and  dangers  in  introducing  into  our  Consti- 
tution matters  not  really  necessary  in  such  a  document.  The 
proposed  article  concerning  the  office  of  Presiding  Bishop 
does  seem  to  me  important,  and  even  necessary,  and  proved 
to  be  so  in  our  experience.  I  am  also  inclined  to  favor  the 
amendment  providing  for  suffragan  Bishops,  though  it  is 
a  question  of  much  difficulty,  where  much  may  be  said  on 
both  sides.  In  so  vast  a  country  as  ours,  of  such  extensive 
Dioceses,  where  such  varieties  of  race  and  language  are  often 
found  under  one  Bishop,  it  does  seem  that  Suffragan  Bishops 
might  help  to  solve  some  of  the  practical  difficulties  of  the 
work.  I  do  not,  however,  believe  that  this  amendment  will 
specially  affect  the  solution  of  the  promlems  involved  in  our 
colored  work  in  the  South.  The  Bishops  of  the  South  do 
not  desire  suffragan  Bishops  for  the  colored  work,  and  the 
colored  people  do  not  desire  them.  For  my  own  part  I 
adhere  to  the  opinion  that  if  any  change  be  made,  the 
organization  of  our  colored  congregations  into  a  missionary 
jurisdiction,  as  proposed  by  their  own  leading  representa- 
tives, will  best  mieet  the  difficulties  of  the  present  situation, 
and  least  embarrass  our  future  action  in  meeting  future 
issues. 

With  this  imperfect  presentation  of  some  of  the  more  im- 
portant features  of  our  present  situation,  I  leave  these  mat- 
ters to  your  consideration,  and  to  such  action  as  you  may 
think  best,  where  any  action  on  your  part  is  necessary. 

Jos.  Blount  Cheshire, 

Bishop  of  North  Carolina. 


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THE  BISHOP'S  ACCOUNT. 

Diocesan  Fund  in  His  Hands. 

receipts. 

Collections  from  congregations    $549.21 

Received  from  Woman's  Auxiliary — Mrs.  Blair $224.52 

Mrs.  King   39.30 

Treas.  of  Juniors.         31.43 

295.25 

Offerings  during  Convention  of  1909 61.15 

From  Pinehurst  Fund,  designated  by  donors 83.00 

Convocation  of  Charlotte,  for  Colored  work 75.00 

Rev.  A.  B.  Hunter $55.00 

Col.  A.  B.  Andrews   25.00 

William  A.  Erwin,  for  deaf  mutes 50.00 

Wm.  A.  Smith,  for  Missionary  Council 15.00 

Mrs.  Walter  J.  Smith 300.00 

445.00 

Miss  Benson,  for  Colored  work 100.00 

Through  Archdeacon  Delaney,  to  redeem  Littleton  land 200.00 


$1,808.61 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Diocesan  Missions,  White — Rev.  R.  Percy  Eubanks....      $25.00 

Rev.  W.  L.  Mellichampe 50.00 

Rev.  Alfred  R.  Berkeley 20.00 

Rev.  Oliver  J.  Whildin 50.00 

$145.00 

Colored — Rev.  Primus  P.  Alston $37.50 

Rev.  James  E.  King 87.50 

Rev.  Jas.  K.  Satterwhite...  .  95.00 

Rev.  Robt.  J.  Johnson 95.00 

Colored  Convocation  129.63 

Joel  T.  Fuller   .  .' 25.00 

469.63 

Education  Fund — Foster  N.  Cox $50.00 

Henry  C.  Smith 85.00 

Walter  L.  Loflin 175.00 

Woman  Missionary   (A.  W.  C. )  .  .  .  .        30.00 

340.00 

"Carolina  Churchman"    , 100.00 

Diocesan  expenses  of  Missionary  Council 15.00 

Moving  church  at  Walnut  Cove   50.00 

Towards    Rev.    Mr.    Hogue's    expenses    attending    Chicago    Mis- 
sionary Meeting   10.00 

Printing  and  postage    14.62 

Offering  at  Convention  1909,  New  York  Bible,  etc.,  Society 10.00 

Discount  on  note    1.05 

To  redeem  Mission  property  at  Littleton 509.15 

Balance    144.16 

$1,808.61 

Deficit  May  1,  1909   $35S.50 

Balance  above   144.16 

Deficit  May   1,   1910    $214.34 


